Elizabeth Ann (Betty) Kanan, age 82 of Marco Island, Florida and Chagrin Falls, Ohio passed away peacefully Monday, March 11, 2019 in Naples, FL. Beloved wife of 56 years to Michael Kanan and devoted mother of Michael F. Kanan (Sharon) of Wildwood, MO, Marty Kanan of Moreland Hills, OH and Matthew R. Kanan (Denise) of Westlake, OH; loving grandmother of Michael F. Jr., Matthew I., Matthew H. and Mason J. Kanan. She was a homemaker, a hospital volunteer and along with her husband she owned the King Nut Companies, a nationally recognized snack foods company. Her exemplary life was led throughout Lebanon & Louisville, Ky; Detroit, Grosse Pointe Woods & Shelby Twp., MI; Palatine and Lake Barrington Shores, IL; Chagrin Falls, OH and Marco Island, FL. She was an avid tennis player and golfer and was a member of Saint Joan of Arc Catholic Church in Chagrin Falls, OH. She was preceded in death by four sisters, Evelyn Schilling, Mary George Cody, Cecilia Ballard and Frances Marie Luckett; two brothers, William Forrest “Bill” Luckett, Jr. and Spalding Luckett; one sister-in-law, Evelyn M. Luckett and four brothers-in-law, Wally Schilling, J. D. (Bill) Cody, Ignatius Ballard and Richard Kanan. Survivors include two sisters, Rita Demyan (Ed) of Louisville, KY and Audrey Luckett of Mount Washington, KY; two brothers, Bobby Luckett (Ursula) of Lexington, KY and Jay L. Luckett (Arva) of Prospect, KY, Two sisters in-law, Judy Munro of Rochester, MI and Wahseka Luckett of Bardstown, KY. She was born April 17, 1936 in Marion County, KY to the late William (Forrest) Luckett, Sr. and Ann (Margaret) Spalding Luckett. A Christian Mass will be held at 10:30 AM Monday, March 25th at St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church, 496 E. Washington St., Chagrin Falls, OH, Fr. Bob Stec will preside. Visitation is 3-7 PM Sunday, March 24th at Tabone Komorowski Funeral Home, 33650 Solon Rd., Solon, OH with a prayer service at 6:30 PM. Memorials may go to Masses or to the Alzheimer’s Association. www.alz.org.
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